Legislative Branch Explained - WA State Legislature

How does Washington State's legislative branch function? And how does it differ from the U.S. Congress.

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Organizing Concepts:
Legislative branch, exploration of social issues and perspectives, transparency, accountability

Discussion Questions:
❓When does the Washington State Legislature meet? How is this different from the U.S. Congress?
❓What are the requirements to be a legislator in WA?
❓How many Senators and Representatives make up the WA Legislature?
❓What are two primary responsibilities of the WA Legislature? What are some other important responsibilities?
❓What is a legislative “biennium”? What is the difference between a “long session” and “short session”?
❓What are “special sessions”? Who calls them and how long do they last?
❓What is Sine Die?

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📚Check out our other CIVICS CURRICULA for WA middle and high school teachers: https://www.teachwithtvw.org/lesson-p...

🔎The Washington State Legislature’s homepage: http://www.leg.wa.gov/pages/home.aspx

🔎Legislative video at TVW archives: http://www.tvw.org/archives

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Other Teach With TVW Civics Videos
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🎬 Civics 101    • Civics 101 in 120 Seconds (ish)  

🎬 Legislative Navigator    • Your Legislative Navigator  

🎬 Learning Modules - The Branches of WA State Government:
   • WA CIVICS - The Executive Branch  

   • WA CIVICS - The Legislative Branch  

   • WA CIVICS - The Judicial Branch  

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Other Teach With TVW Civics Programs
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🙋Capitol Classroom - Bring the Legislative process into your classroom: https://teachwithtvw.org/civic-partic...

🙋On The Issues - Youth bring the questions to WA state leadership:    • On The Issues  

🙋TVW CONNECTS - WA students engage in live Q&As with political leaders and experts:
https://teachwithtvw.org/tvw-connects...

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What this video is about:
In this video WA Legislative Branch series, students and viewers will learn about how Washington State’s legislative branch is designed to ensure a citizen legislature and allow for public engagement in the legislative process.. This episode focuses on how Washington state’s Legislature differs from Congress and how it is structured to ensure access to representation and check and balances in the policy making process..

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